THE CAST-AWAY. 



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Mattapoisett's resonant baritone carried the solo 

 lines superbly. The crew shouted the refrain 

 with spirit— or, as little Tom Bunker said, " with 

 great venom." 



"My boy he was a sailor, he sailed away to sea, 



Heave away, my hearties ; heave away, my boys ! 

 " But when he went to sea he vow,d he'd soon come back to me! 



Heave away, my hearties ; heave away, my boys ! 

 " He sailed upon a vessel, a-whaling for to go, 



Heave away, my hearties ; heave away, my boys ! 

 " It was a tedious journey, but he was bound to go, 



Heave away, my hearties ; heave away, my boys ! 

 " The captain was a good man, a sailor to the core, 



Heave away, my hearties ; heave away, my boys ! 

 " T'was early in the morning, the watch was down below, 



Heave away, my hearties; heave, away, my boys! 

 "A sailor in the mainmast crow's-nest sang out ' There she blows!' 



Heave away, my hearties, heave away, my boys ! 

 " They lowered the boats and struck the whale, and soon the 

 monster died, 



Heave away, my hearties ; heave away, my boys ! 

 " They tied a rope upon him tight, and towed him alongside, 



Heave away, my hearties ; heave away, my boys ! 

 «' We cut him in and tried him out, and stowed him down below, 



Heave away, my hearties ; heave away, my boys ! 

 " We'll set all sail, and head her straight, and homeward we will go, 



Heave away, my hearties; heave away, my boys! 

 " And soon we shall be home again; our friends we soon shall see, 



Heave away, my bearties ; heave away, my boys ! 

 '* And when we see New Bedford, we will no more go to sea, 



Heave away, my hearties; heave away, my boys! 

 " And when we go 'longside the wharf, and put our feet on shore, 



Heave away, my hearties; heave away, my boys! 

 " You can gamble that we'll never go a-whaling any more, 



Heave away, my hearties; heave away, my boys! " 



It was just about Christmas time, fine hot 

 weather, that we came within sight of Tristan de 

 Acunha, Lat. 37° S., and Long. 12° 16' W. The 



